Title
Paper Versus Electronic Medical Records: The Effects of Access on Physicians' Decisions to Use Complex Information Technologies
Abbreviated Journal Title
Decis. Sci.
Keywords
Electronic Medical Records; Health Care IT Adoption; IT Accessibility; Survey; and TAM; PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; PERCEIVED EASE; ACCEPTANCE MODEL; 2004 ACMI; ADOPTION; SYSTEMS; USAGE; CARE; ACCESSIBILITY; RESISTANCE; Management
Abstract
This study examines physicians' responses to complex information technologies (IT) in the health care supply chain. We extend individual-level IT adoption models by incorporating a new construct: system accessibility. The main premise of the study is, when faced with a decision between alternate IT systems, individual users tend to select and make use of the technology or system that is most readily accessible. We discuss both physical and logical dimensions of accessibility as they relate to adoption of electronic medical records (EMR). Physical accessibility refers to the availability of computers that can be used to access EMR, while logical accessibility refers to the ease or difficulty of logging into the system. Using data from a survey of 199 physicians practicing in a large U.S. hospital, we show that, when deciding between the paper chart and EMR, accessibility is an important consideration in a physician's decision to use the system. Both dimensions of accessibility act as barriers to EMR use intentions through their indirect effect on physicians' perceptions of EMR usefulness and ease of use. Logical access also has a direct effect on EMR use intentions. We conclude that accessibility is an important factor that limits acceptance of complex IT such as EMR.
Journal Title
Decision Sciences
Volume
40
Issue/Number
2
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
213
Last Page
241
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0011-7315
Recommended Citation
"Paper Versus Electronic Medical Records: The Effects of Access on Physicians' Decisions to Use Complex Information Technologies" (2009). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 1656.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/1656
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